The Embalmer
2002•1h 41m•7.2•Released
DramaRomance
Peppino, a diminutive taxidermist with a reputation for sleaziness, meets Valerio, a handsome if artless much younger man fascinated by the trade. Peppino offers him a large salary to be his assistant—the job burgeoning into a budding friendship he mistakes for something more. When Valerio gets a girlfriend, their fledgling romance will be threatened by an insanely jealous third wheel.
Director
Matteo Garrone
Writer
Massimo Gaudioso, Ugo Chiti, Matteo Garrone
Revenue
$0M
Languages
Italian
Studio
Fandango
Cast
Ernesto Mahieux
Peppino Profeta
Valerio Foglia Manzillo
Valerio
Elisabetta Rocchetti
Deborah
Lina Bernardi
Madre di Deborah
Pietro Biondi
Padre di Deborah
Marcella Granito
Manuela
Beppe Arena
Proprietario officina
Bernardino Terracciano
Boss
Vincenzo Puocci
Scagnozzo #1
Renato Puocci
Scagnozzo #2
Valentino Puocci
Scagnozzo #3
Antonella Lori
Moglie boss
Aldo Leonardi
Datore lavoro Deborah
Nadia Carlomagno
Amica Peppino #1
Rita Brugnoli
Amica Peppino #2
Production
Company
Fandango
Producer
Domenico Procacci
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